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Indonesia aims to extinguish forest fires within a month

Minister of Environment Jumhur Hidayat aims to extinguish all forest and land fires in less than a month, as joint ...

Indonesia deploys 60,177 personnel to fight wildfires

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said more than 60,000 personnel from various agencies have been deployed to fight ...

Indonesian govt to sanction six more firms over land fires

The Indonesian government will soon impose severe administrative sanctions—including the suspension and ...

Indonesia sustains aerial wildfire response with 50 helicopters

Indonesian authorities continue to use 50 helicopters for water-bombing operations over areas affected by wildfires in ...

Indonesia explains firefighting efforts to Malaysia as haze spreads

Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said he had contacted his Malaysian counterpart, Mohamad Hasan, to explain ...

Deputy Minister urges continued peatland rewetting in fire zones

Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono has called for continued peatland rewetting in drought-affected areas of ...

RI awards military honor to 361 Japan disaster relief personnel

Indonesia's Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin awarded Satyalancana Dharma Samudera to 361 Japanese ...

Indonesia controls 80 percent of forest fires across six provinces

Joint firefighting teams across six priority Indonesian provinces have contained more than 80 percent of active forest ...

Indonesia records decline in forest and land fire hotspots

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry reported that the national count of forest and land fire hotspots dropped to 365 on ...

Ground crews most effective in battling fires: Prabowo

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that ground firefighting crews remain far more effective at combating ...

Wildfires disrupt 409 flights in Kalimantan, safety priority: RI Govt

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry said flight safety remains the top priority as wildfires reduce visibility in ...

Japan sends Chinook helicopter to help Indonesia fight forest fires

The Japanese government, through the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), has strengthened Indonesia's efforts to ...

Forestry Minister affirms forest fire mitigations readiness

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni confirmed the readiness of forest and land fire mitigation measures across national ...

Indonesia deploys 64 aircraft, 54,394 personnel to fight forest fires

The Indonesian government has deployed 64 aircraft and 54,394 personnel to tackle forest and land fires across various ...

TNI, police step up night patrols near South Kalimantan's airport

Indonesia's military and police are conducting night patrols to prevent land burning in the ring-one area ...